A Lovely Place, Home

My next piece of journaling was inspired by The Documented Life Project.  The prompt they gave was to do something using a photo of your front door.  Immediately I visualised what I wanted to do both in terms of design and the message and feelings I wanted to express in this piece.  For me the very mention of my home brings a smile to my face and reminds me of how blessed I am to have my lovely family.

I took a photo of my front door, both inside and out and got to work with my journal.  I wanted to try something a bit quirky and have the door open and close as part of the art work.  I also included a family photo.  The mixed media I used was oil pastels and chalk pastels, tissue paper to make lots of hearts, a paper key and some doodled trees using a black pen and glossy accent paint for foliage.  I added some thoughts about being in and part of my home as well as a quote for each of us to consider as we leave our home each day.

Thoughts written here:  home and Love

step inside ...  The KEY to our happy home:

love, warmth, family bond, safety, growing, sharing,

happiness, talking

WELCOMING friends, family, visitors

The quote included:

Many can help you 

along the journey but when

standing at the crossroads 

only you can choose the 

right path.   Unknown